How to pronounce wunderkind
American English pronunciation
VOON-der-kint
- IPA
- /ˈvʊndɚkɪnt/
- Syllables
- VOON · der · kint (3 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What wunderkind means
A young person who becomes a big success very early
In a sentence: The fourteen-year-old wunderkind had already made three video games.
Where it comes from: It was borrowed from German, where it means "wonder child."
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